Jim Owczarski

Hawks blow out Bucks 131-113, frustrated Giannis Antetokounmpo throws ball The Atlanta Hawks blow out the Milwaukee Bucks 131-113, Giannis Antetokounmpo throws ball in frustration.

It took a long time before Giannis Antetokounmpo spoke about the #Bucks loss to the #Hawks:
🏀 On why he fired a ball off the stanchion
🫀On what the team needs in 21 games

Also:
🤷‍♂️ Doc Rivers suggests another lineup change
🧠 Ryan Rollins on how runs are affecting team
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

Bruh

#Bucks lose

Antetokounmpo's night is over after about 26 minutes again. He scored 24 points, had five rebounds and four assists. #NBASky

With 4:20 to go, Giannis Antetokounmpo took the ball from Ryan Rollins and fired it at the base of the stanchion following another Hawks layup to go up 18 points.

Of course, he was hit with a technical foul.

Yeah.
Bucks down 11, and Ryan Rollins fouls a 3-point shooter.

Milwaukee has officially checked all their boxes tonight.

All the starters are back in with 7 to go, but each of them are a minus for the #Bucks so unless a pretty big switch flips...

So, Antetokounmpo does check in with Ryan Rollins to go with Jericho Sims, Bobby Portis and Cam Thomas.

So, it's 104-97 and it appears Giannis Antetokounmpo is about to check back in with 9:23 to go. So, that's interesting. Because at 19 minutes...not sure he can go the entire 9:23 left in this.

Bucks trail 98-89 after the third quarter.

This team used to have some of that fight to come back from deficits but it doesn't feel like that's happening lately. Guess we'll see.

Even if Antetokounmpo and the starters are fired up in the fourth, that starting unit played little defense.

All offensive momentum for the Bucks is gone, and a team that's trying very hard to win is taking advantage of all the flaws (fouls, lack of rebounding, turnovers).

They get to double figures, so an improvement from the fourth quarter in Chicago.

The #Bucks have scored 7 points this quarter.

86-76 and we see where this is going.

83-76.

Jericho Sims checks in for Antetokounmpo at the 5:55 mark. Bucks trail 81-76.

Bucks are 1-for-10 to start the quarter.

Hawks up 81-73. Could be a wrap by the end the quarter.

Ousmane Dieng up to three fouls with 8:07 to go in the third. Hawks now 7 of 10 from the free throw line. So, add that usual Bucks-iness to the other two...

Usual Bucks-iness. They're up to 7 turnovers, which Atlanta has scored 16 points off of. The Hawks also have nine second chance points off 7 offensive rebounds.

#Hawks lead 76-71 and this is happening in the "Giannis minutes."

Bucks open the half missing their first six shots and turning it over once.

10-0

7-0 Hawks run to start the third.

And the Bucks, predictably, have gone cold. They have defended kinda sorta -- tied 71-71.

Atlanta quickly ties it out of halftime because Onyeka Okongwu cannot miss.

First team to play ANY defense will win.

Bucks lead 71-66 at the break.

Atlanta took the lead with Antetokounmpo on the floor, but the damage was done - predictably - in the "non-Giannis" minutes.

Johnson then denied Antetokounmpo in the post, but Ryan Rollins hit a step back 3.

And, a Jalen Johnson 3-point play gives the #Hawks the lead at 66-65 with 79 seconds left in the half.